The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-11-23
BASEBALL.
Where Would the St. Louis
Browns Stand in the Ma
tional League?
Cosby News Items from League Gen.
tiers Throughout the
Country.
[cHIcAGo coRREspoNpENcE.l

BILE showing the Browns would make in q
League championship race that the follow
ing talk with base ball official who is par
strength of the different CLUBS may prove
interesting: "Let me see," said he, when I
spoke to him on the subject:
In the worlds pennant series Detroit beat st.
Louis ten out OF fifteen games. Now, it would
bo fair estimate to take the last fifteen games
tho Detroit team played with League clubs In
their League championship series, and see how
they compare with the record OF the Detroits
against the st Louis team. Here is the record
in question: Detroit beat Pittsburg twelve
games out Of the last fifteen the two
teams played together. and they similarly
whipped the Washingtons eleven times
out of fifteen. The champions defeated
the Boston team in ten games out OF their last
fifteen and also the Indianapolis Club the same
number, and they beat the New York team in
nine out OF the last fifteen They only won
seven out Of she last fifteen with Philadelphia,
and but six with Chicago. In view of these
facts, what nonsense it is to state that the st.
Louis Club would not DO higher than flfth when
the lowest they would be placed on this basis
would be third. throwing aside the fact that had
the Detroits played the strong game with tba
League clubs they did against st. Louis, they
would have won every League series by IA large
majority.
When asked if he thought Krock
was good man, President Sam Morton,
of the new Western League, said:
We'll. / should say SO. AS big as An
son, and a ball-player all over. One of
those fellows who handle pair of 100
pound dumb bells as easily as you would
handle 20 pound pair"
as he as good a man as Lovett, of the
| Oshkosh team?"
"Yes, every bit, in my opinion. 1 think
he will make good one for the White
Stockings.
AT INDIANAPOLIS.
According to reports from indianapolis,
| the Hoosier club means to stay in the
League another season. The grounds will
be thoroughly overhauled and improve
ments instituted, among them q new grand
stand. The grand stand will not be an ex-
pensive structure, but will be a great i'm
provement over the old one in every re-
spect. 1t will be of modern style, and
instead of tho present wood bottomed
chairs, some new and comfortable seats
will be used. 1t is the intention to spend
from $4,000 to $4,000 on the building,
which, with the material in the old one,
ought TO make very respectable grand
stand, as it does not need to be very large.
However, no definite plans have been
adopted. The grounds will be graded and
the outtield will be made as smooth as the
diamond, all of which will be sodded.
| President Brush says that he is making
an effort to secure several good men. but
who they are remains a secret. Experience
has taught him that you have not got q man
until you see him in the clubs uniform,
and for that reason he declines to speak Of
his nine. He has, however, expressed his
mind on one point. He is done with ex-
periments and will hereafter use money
and secure players of known ability. He
says the club spent enough money In ex-
perlmenting last season 10 have bought the
releases of several first class men, men
who would have added strength to the team.
From this on he proposes to know what he
is buying. In Hines the club has secured
q great man.
FROM NEW YORK.
Chris Won der Abe has been in New
York for week past, but what he is doing
there no one seems TO know. 1t would not
surprise anybody to see Chris turn n flip
flop into the Leagues arm before many
days. Mind 1 don't say he has any such
idea at present. But such an idea is likely
to possess him at any moment, and if it
comes mt the right time he will flop. He
couldn't lose by it, and it might be a positive
gain. Chris is as uncertain as n flea.
| There is lots of League pressure in St.
Louis, personal and from newspapers,
pushing him toward the League camp. He
may not lie able TO see his way clear in that
direction for walk into wealth. But if
he ever does that settles it. At least two
of his associate clubs suspect his alleeiance
and regard his presence at this time in
New York with alarm. No doubt Chris
will be interviewed if the boys can get
him properly mesmerized; but don't swear
by what he says. He is unreliable.
FROM DETROIT.
| A Il L. 4.
the effect that Bennett was disabled and
would not catch any more. The fact that
President Stearns was laying in a stock OF
young catchers caused this. There is moth
ing III it. Bennett will catch for Detroit in
1888 the same as of yore. Stearns, speak
| ing on the question, says: The reason
am getting new catchers is because / de-
sire TO take the strain of the spring work
off the hands of Bennett and CAMEL, and
use them when they will do the most good. "
FROM WASHINGTON.
Ted Sullivan went to Philadelphia re-
Gently in quest of Tom Deasley, whom he
proposes to sign for the Senators. Mr..
Sullivan says the Washington Club 10
wedding out all the old demoralzing eie-
ment, and will next season present strong
team of good young material. The pitch
ers will be Whitney, Gilmore and O'Day;
catchers, Mack, Miah Murray and possibly
Tom Deasley; o Brien, Meyers and Irwin
on the bases; Donnelly, short ields and
Wilmot, Hoy and Shock in the outfeld.
Ted, who is a good judge of ball players,
says this will be n strong combination,
much stronger, indeed. than would appear
upon paper. Sullivan also states that he
has the refusal of the management of the
team, but that acceptance hinges upon an
other matter. Sullivan is anxious to es-
tablish an International League team of his
own in Troy, New York, and is now work.
ing to that end. IL that scheme falls
through, he will probably accept the man.
agement of the Washington Club.
FROM BOSTON.
President Soden, in speaking of the out
look for next year, SAYS:
| l don't know anything to prevent our having
| the same EIGHT clubs next season But ii
| would not make mo feel very badly IL Wash
| ington and Indianapolis Should want 20
| pull out. We should have ak good clubs left
| Or. IL we wanted to fiji cut the membership to
| eight, there is Brooklyn in the East. and Gin
| cinnati in the West. Oat in Cincinnati thew
want 70 C. me into the League and things are
| getting 80 there that they are not nj all de-
pendent on Sunday games ia they are I'm St
| Louis. And that is just whore the next
| changes i'm the League nro coming Cincin-
natl and Brot klyr will slip IN 10 I'll the next
vacancies. Such deal would mean mint of
money for Now YORK and BROOKLYN Think OF
! the rivalry between the two cities and no con-